Practical photography skills: objective understanding of photographic composition

The problem of photographic composition seems simple, but many people don't understand the specific composition function. Why do we need a composition? I believe many people don't know, so let's objectively understand the composition of photography!

First of all, composition can actively guide viewers.

Let me show you a photo first:

The first visual foothold is the sunshine in the distance.

Tell me, what is your first visual foothold when you see this photo? I think most people's first visual foothold should be to stay in the distant glow.

Let me show you another photo:

Conch is at the bottom of the first visual foothold picture.

At this time, everyone's first visual foothold should be the conch at the bottom of the picture, but it is not limited to this. You will also observe the glow in the distance. In fact, when you appreciate this photo, there are two steps and two levels. The photographer can influence your observation order and observation level through his composition. This is the so-called composition can actively guide the viewer.

Another example: talk about your first visual foothold.

I think most people should stay at the junction of flower sea and sky.

The first visual foothold is the junction of the flower sea and the sky.

Look at this again:

The first visual foothold is the path in the sea of flowers.

At this time, everyone's first visual foothold should be the path in the sea of flowers, and then extend along the path to the sky. This is what the photographer told you through the change of composition: Come on, you should look at it this way!

Through these examples, we can feel that composition is a photographer's weapon. You should tell the viewer through composition: Come on, you should appreciate my work like this.

Whether it is foreground composition, extension line composition, perspective composition or gradient composition, it actually plays such a role: Come on, you should appreciate my work like this!

This is the first function: composition can actively guide the viewer.

Second, the composition can actively express the primary and secondary.

Sometimes it's not enough for us to just tell the audience what to think. We have to tell them: Come on, this is the protagonist of my work!

Let's take a look at the picture below and then recall what this picture left in your mind.

What impressed me most was the pot of flowers and plants in the lower left corner.

I think what impressed everyone most was the pot of flowers and plants in the lower left corner, and then the big environment (to be exact, the umbrella).

Look at this photo again:

What remains in my mind is a pot of flowers and another pot of flowers and plants.

There should be only two things left in everyone's heart: a pot of flowers and another pot of flowers and plants.

At this time, do you want people to remember the big environment or another pot of flowers and plants? It all depends on the photographer, that is, you can decide your primary and secondary content through composition, let the viewer remember what information, and then filter out what information.

Third, writing can actively express emotions.

Let me show you a photo:

Everyone can feel peace and beauty.

Look at this again:

What everyone should feel is sharpness and instability.

The content of the picture has hardly changed, but the following picture uses oblique composition, which intensifies the instability of the picture and then affects people's psychology. This is the third function of composition: actively convey emotions.

You have to tell the viewer whether I want to convey joy, sadness or loneliness in this painting. Picture content is a part of emotion, so is composition.

Another example is:

Pure scenery expresses the beauty of nature.

This picture is pure scenery, expressing the beauty of nature, without strong personal emotional tendency.

There is a feeling that I think of heaven and earth. There is no limit and no end. I am alone and my tears fall.

However, this composition has a feeling that I think of heaven and earth, with no limit and no end, and I am alone with my tear drops (and can focus people's visual focus very quickly).

Whether you want to convey the beauty of nature or the feeling of loneliness, composition can help you.